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Nintendo and Square Enix announced that the Switch version of NieR: Automata is now among the backwards compatible Switch 2 games. It updated the official eShop product page for the title to reflect the change on November 25, 2025. This also applies to the physical copies of the game, which is currently on sale for $35 on stores like Amazon for Black Friday 2025. [Thanks, My Nintendo News!]
Square Enix didn’t get into the exact changes and issues that came up in this new patch. The update on the product page now appears immediately after the screenshots and pricing. The initial summary noted that it is now “supported.” Clicking on the message for additional details noted the patch arrived to add compatibility on November 25, 2025. The only patch notes stated, “Previously identified issues have been resolved with an update.”
The Switch version of NieR: Automata now playable on the Switch 2 is the End of YoRHa Edition. That means you get the base game and 3C3C1D119440927 DLC. That essentially adds more challenging fights and cosmetics.
This comes as a major NieR: Automata crossover comes to another Square Enix game. On November 27, 2025, FFVII Ever Crisisis getting an event based on the game. 2B will appear, and Tifa and Yuffie will get themed costumes and weapons.
NieR: Automata is available on the Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it is backwards compatible with the Switch 2 via a new patch. The anime adaptation is streaming on Crunchyroll.
